EU leaders renew fraying Union's vows on 60th anniversary | Reuters
Reuters reports: "Europeans must contain their squabbling and carping about the EU if the
Union is to survive, leaders warned on Saturday as they marked the 60th
anniversary of its founding in Rome by signing a formal declaration of
unity.
Four days before Prime Minister Theresa May, absent from the ceremony in
the Italian capital, delivers an unprecedented blow to the bloc's
growth by filing Britain's formal exit papers, her fellow leaders hailed
60 years of peace and prosperity and pledged to deepen a unity frayed
by regional and global crises.
But days of wrangling about the wording of a 1,000-word Rome
Declaration, May's impending Brexit confirmation and tens of thousands
of protesters gathering beyond the tight police cordon around the
Campidoglio Palace offered a more sober reminder of the challenges of
holding the 27 nations to a common course."
Comment: Will the EU survive this year? Perhaps it will break up into smaller blocs or maybe remain united but with a small inner core forging ever greater unity as part of the "two speed" Europe so many have talked about. Stay tuned!
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